About Impact Health
Impact Health addresses critical social needs within medical care by connecting healthcare providers and Medicaid participants to community resources (nutritious food, stable housing, reliable transportation, and healthy relationships) and by building capacity of local nonprofit partners to improve health and health equity in Western North Carolina.
Focus Areas
nutritious food / food securitystable housingtransportation servicesinterpersonal violence / healthy relationshipscapacity building and grants to community organizationsintegration of social and clinical care
Who They Fund
nonprofit organizationscommunity-based organizations
Funding Style
capacity buildingoperating support
About Impact Health
Impact Health’s grantmaking is built around the Healthy Opportunities Pilot in Western North Carolina, where community-based human service organizations can bill for services delivered to NC Medicaid members and build a more reliable funding stream. That structure sets it apart from a conventional grantmaker: much of the support is tied to service delivery, administrative capacity, and reimbursement flow rather than stand-alone project grants. The foundation also uses ad-hoc rapid-response funding for regional emergencies and disasters, including a $2.7 million allocation for Hurricane Helene recovery. Among its larger recent awards are $734,961 to Toe River Aggregation Center Training Organization Regional Inc Dba Tra in Spruce Pine for HOP capacity building and $536,192 to Burke United Christian Ministries in Morganton for the same purpose. Recent operating support also went to Legal Aid of North Carolina Inc in Raleigh and Pisgah Legal Services in Asheville, showing that the foundation backs both direct service partners and organizations that strengthen the local support system. Across these grants, the emphasis is on service continuity, nonprofit stability, and health-related social needs.
What Impact Health Funds
Impact Health funds several linked areas within social care and health equity. In food security, it awarded $425,286 to Bounty & Soul in Black Mountain for HOP capacity building funds, and another $222,650 to Neighbors Feeding Neighbors Food Ministry in Spruce Pine for the same purpose. Housing support appears in the Healthy Opportunities Pilot network as well, including $278,061 to Macon Programs for Progress Inc in Franklin for HOP capacity building funds. Transportation is part of the same service model, alongside healthy relationships and interpersonal violence supports, because the network is designed around nonmedical needs that affect health. The foundation also supports organizational capacity: $266,452 went to Asheville Buncombe Institute of Parity Achievement in Asheville for HOP capacity building funds, reflecting a pattern of funding staffing, administration, and service infrastructure rather than only program line items.
How Impact Health Gives
Typical awards are mid-six figures and above, with a p25 of $77,852, a median of $126,938, and a p75 of $201,430. The recent grants list shows repeated awards to the same organizations across multiple years, including Mountain Projects Inc, Interfaith Assistance Ministry Inc, Caja Solidaria Inc, Land of Sky Regional Council, Bounty & Soul, and Young Mens Christian Association of Western North Carolina. That pattern points to ongoing support rather than one-time grants. Impact Health is not a funder of individuals and does not make program-related investments. The active programs indicate grants are delivered through network participation, capacity-building support, operating support, and emergency allocations, with unsolicited applications not accepted in the listed programs.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$9.7M
Total Assets
$10.2M
Total Revenue
$15.5M
Total Expenses
$16.4M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $78K and $201K, with a median of $127K.
25th Percentile
$78K
Median
$127K
75th Percentile
$201K
Geographic Reach
Local3 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
LAURIE STRADLEY
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